Science & Engineering events
Biology seminar - Nitrification in acid soils: solving the paradox
10th Feb 2012 1:00pm
All welcome.
Ammonia oxidation in soil was, until recently, thought to be dominated by autotrophic, chemolithotrophic proteobacteria. These organisms gain energy from oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and perform the …
Avocados: Boom or Bust - Tauranga Cafe Scientifique
20th Feb 2012 7:00pm
How the avocado industry is responding to current and future challenges is the focus of Tauranga’s first Café Scientifique of 2012, supported by the University of Waikato.
Avocados: Boom or …
RSNZ biology lecture: Ever green but seeing red? Deciphering the palette of New Zealand’s flora
7th Mar 2012 7:30pm
All welcome.
New Zealand’s forests are not renowned for exuberant displays of vermilion. Cockayne himself commented that the ‘beautiful coloration of leaves exhibited by many trees of the Northern …
Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - April
2nd Apr 2012 7:00pm
More information to come…
New Zealand Association of Cooperative Education Conference 2012
18th Apr 2012 - 19th Apr 2012
Nurturing the learning: getting stuck in together!
The conference has three general aims:
to report research in, cooperative education in New Zealand.
to report on best practice & …
Waikato University Open Day
11th May 2012
The University of Waikato Open Day is an invitation to the public to visit the Hamilton campus and experience a taste of university life. The free open day offers visitors …
Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - May
21st May 2012 7:00pm
More information to come…
Waikato Experience Biology Days (WEB Days)
12th Jun 2012 - 13th Jun 2012
Come along to the Department of Biological Sciences' WEB days, for Year 13 Biology students and teachers. Seminars and lab work cover topics including DNA technology, human evolution, biotechnology, and animal …
Osborne Physics & Engineering Days (OsPEN Days)
14th Jun 2012 - 15th Jun 2012
Upper high school students and teachers are invited to lectures and demonstrations relevant to the physics curriculum and current research.
The OsPEn Days are run over two days at the …
NZIC Analytical Chemistry Competition
20th Jun 2012
Teams of Year 13 students are set an analytical task, requiring accurate and careful analysis of an unknown substance. The results will be judged, with prizes and trophy awarded on the …
